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Beyond Extravagance - A Royal Collection of Gems and Jewels (2nd edition)
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Awakening a new understanding of the diverse tradition of Indian jewelry spanning four hundred years, the first edition of Beyond Extravagance in 2013 revealed for the first time the exceptional...
Dr. Amin Jaffer is Chief Curator of The Al Thani Collection, an encyclopedic holding of some 6,000 works of art. Formerly International Director of Asian Art at Christie’s, and former Director of Asian Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Dr. Jaffer has authored a number of books, including Luxury Goods from India and Made for Maharajas: A Design Diary of Princely India. He recently curated the exhibition From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Treasures from the Al Thani Collection at the Grand Palais in Paris, and he has also co-curated Encounters: The Meeting of Asia and Europe, 1500-1800 (2004) and Maharaja: the Splendour of India’s Royal Courts (2009-10).
The Legends Collection
Beyond Extravagance - A Royal Collection of Gems and Jewels (2nd edition)
$450
Page count
652 pages
Number of illustrations
400
Language
English
Released on
November 2019
Dimensions
W 10.9 x L 14 x D 3.9 in
Cover materials
2 silk hardcover volumes in a luxury slipcase
ISBN
9781614284628
Weight
15.43 lb
Author
Edited by Dr. Amin Jaffer, texts by Dr. Robert Skelton, Michael Spink, Dr. Jack Ogden, Dr. Stephen Vernoit, Dr. Katherine Prior, Judy Rudoe, and Vivienne Becker
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